Lawmakers received $5 million worth of good news Tuesday morning, reports Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News: The state’s bill for school broadband is now looking like it’ll total just $1.3 million for the year, though the 2015 Legislature had earmarked $6.3 million for school…
After extensive discussions about what – or if – the problems are with Idaho’s tax system, the Tax Working Group has wrapped up today’s meeting, and will be back again next week, on the 14th.
Idaho state Commerce Director Jeff Sayer has dropped a bombshell on the Legislature’s Tax Working Group this morning: He says Idaho shouldn’t lower its taxes. Instead, it should invest in developing a talented workforce, because that’s what’s now driving business decisions for expansion and relocation,…
Idaho currently has 141 “tax expenditures,” the state’s chief economist, Derek Santos, told lawmakers on the Tax Working Group this morning. Those are tax breaks – exemptions, exclusions, credits or deductions. “We keep track of all of these,” he said. Forty-six of those are breaks…
Senate Tax Chairman Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, told the members of the Tax Working Group, “Certainly this group has nothing but maybe an advisory position to the whole Legislature, but hopefully we will have the information and the answers available to help guide that decision through…
The Legislature's Tax Working Group has gathered this morning for an open meeting; the agenda includes discussion of existing tax breaks in Idaho, economic trends and business needs, and comparison of Idaho's tax rates to other states. As they gathered around the table in room…
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